ConstructionDigital.com’s June Issue Explores the Impact Flexible Concrete Will Have on the Construction Industry

Carlsbad, CA, June 11, 2009 --(PR.com)-- After more than 20 years of research, Dr. Victor Li, the E. Benjamin Wylie Collegiate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has perfected a product commonly known as flexible concrete and it has the potential to change the face of concrete forever. Writer Kevin Doyle spoke to Dr. Li in the June issue of ConstructionDigital.com (www.constructiondigital.com) about this Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC), said to be 500 percent stronger than traditional concrete. In Concrete, the Next Generation, Dr. Li touts the benefits of ECC, including the capability to bend into a U-shape without breaking and microscopic cracks formed under stress heal themselves after a few days of light rain.

In Rebuilding Lives through Recycling, Steve Feldman of Green Demolitions shares his formula for raising money from construction sites and using it to aid an addiction recovery center in New York’s Catskill Mountains. When Feldman gazed upon the rubble left over from the 10,000sf Rockefeller mansion occupied by Farah Pahlavi, the last empress of Iran, he realized there must have been countless salvageable items buried amid the debris. Thus was born the idea for Green Demolitions. Today the Connecticut company raises money through the sale of appliances and materials donated by those renovating a home, as well as retailers, wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers.

Quotes from the article:

· Steve Feldman on materials from a Boston mansion: “We did a beautiful mansion in Boston with amazing things including a 50,000kw generator in mint condition.”
· Steve Feldman on materials from a New York City apartment: “We did a high-end apartment in New York City with gold over brass door handles made in Paris that cost $6,000 apiece.”

If anyone knows about the total building process, it’s Keith Pickavance, President of the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB) and Senior VP and Managing Director of the Hong Kong office of Hill International, Inc. With more than 42,000 members, the Chartered Institute of Builders is the international voice of the building professional and Keith Pickavance joins ConstructionDigital.com for an insightful Q&A.

Rounding out the latest issue of ContructionDigital.com are profiles of 36 global companies, including coverage of five Australian firms, who are making an impact in your industry.

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